The former Otago Girls' High School pupil was initially ''gutted not to come away with the gold''.
''But after seeing some upsets during the men's opening day, I'm feeling proud to have got the silver medal,'' the 26-year-old told the Otago Daily Times in an email.
''Looking back I'm just glad we gave it our all and can honestly say we left it all out on that field, so there are no regrets.
''It's hard to take but I'm sure it will fuel us to go for that gold in 2020.''
The New Zealand men's team suffered a shock 14-12 loss to Japan in its opening game. It also lost the services of star Sonny Bill Williams to a partial Achilles rupture.
It rebounded to beat Kenya 28-5 in its second game but it was a timely reminder of how fickle sevens can be. The days when New Zealand could rely on its passion alone to carry it to success are seemingly gone.
''Since sevens has been named in the Olympics many countries have centralised and put a lot of money into the sport,'' Brazier said.
The game is also over in 14 minutes as well, so if the ball does not bounce your way it can all go horribly wrong.
''It can be anyone's game which makes sevens so exciting. I think New Zealand will always have that X-factor and natural ability over other countries.''
Brazier said most of the team was staying on until the closing ceremony and planned to get around the events and support New Zealand's athletes.
She is confident the New Zealand men's sevens team can bounce back and will be ''there or thereabouts come finals day''.
Brazier has a holiday in Hawaii planned shortly after she returns to New Zealand and might fit in ''one or two games'' in the Farah Palmer Cup.
Brazier was thrilled to learn her old school had watched the match live during an assembly on Tuesday morning.
''It's amazing - I don't think any of us realised how much support we actually had from home. When I heard from my old teacher, Tracy Ward, that they had watched in assembly I think it hit me - amazing feeling to know they were all behind us.''
Brazier lives in Mount Maunganui these days but has tentative plans to come down to Dunedin in early September and ''hopefully attend the Otago Girls' High School sports awards''.